Cartier Ballon Bleu Ref 3284 Stainless Steel Gold Bracelet
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Cartier Ballon Bleu Ref 3284 a stainless steel and 18ct gold bracelet watch circa 2011. Dial: sunburst silvered guilloche engraved, Roman numerals. Calibre: cal. 017 automatic, fully jewelled. Case: crushed and polished round, back secured by 8 screws, polished bezel enclosing cabochon set crown. Case number: 308674SX. Closure: Cartier polished steel and gold link and double folding clasp. Dimensions: 36 mm diameter, bracelet circumference approximately 145 mm. Signed: case, dial and movement. Accessories: Cartier certificate booklet dated 31 October 2012, operating instructions booklet and presentation box
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- Bezel - On a clock or watch, the bezel is the metal frame into which the watch or clock glass is fitted. In clocks, the bezel may include a hinge and a flange, in effect a door to the face of the clock. In jewellery the bezel is a band of metal with a projecting lip that holds the gemstone in its setting.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Guilloche - A form of classical decoration consisting of a repeating ornament of interlacing curved bands, sometimes forming circles, and further decorated with rosettes or other flower forms.
The name is derived from the inventor, French engineer Guillot, who invented a mechanical method of inscribing fine repeating patterns on to metallic surfaces.
On enamelled items with guilloche decoration, the surface is firstly engraved with the repeating pattern, and then covered with several layers of enamel, each of which is fired.
Where the item has not been enamelled the form of decoration is usually called "engine turned". - Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
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